Cowabunga! The Surf Box

Cowabunga! The Surf Box Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Box set
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 4


UPC: 081227241827
EAN: 0081227241827
ASIN: B0000033S4


Release Date: 1996-05-21

Cowabunga! The Surf Box


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Tracks:

  1. Bulldog - The Fireballs
  2. Mon Dawg! - The Gamblers
  3. Church Key - The Revels, With Barbara Adkins
  4. Underwater - The Frogmen
  5. Mr. Moto - The Belairs
  6. Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
  7. Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets
  8. Surfin - Beach Boys
  9. Paradise Cove - Teh Surfmen
  10. Latin'ia - The Sentinals
  11. Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes
  12. Miserlou - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
  13. Surf Beat - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
  14. Cheater Stomp - The Fabulous Playboys
  15. Pipeline - Chantay's
  16. Surfer Joe (Long Version) - The Surfaris
  17. Wipe Out (Long Version) - The Surfaris
  18. The Rising Surf - Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers
  19. Surf Rider - The Lively Ones
  20. Shoot That Curl - Chris & Kathy

Tracks:

  1. KFWB Jingle - Beach Boys
  2. Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
  3. Jezabel - The Illusions
  4. Body Surf - Aki Aleong & The Nobles
  5. Surf Bunny - Gene Gray & The Stingerays
  6. Soul Surfer - Johnny Fortune
  7. Shoot The Curl - THE HONEYS
  8. Baja - The Astronauts
  9. Pintor - The Pharos
  10. Cat On A Hot Foam Board - The New Dimensions
  11. Surf City - Jan & Dean
  12. Breakfast At Tressels - Rhythm Rockers
  13. King Of The Surf Guitar - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
  14. Surfin' At Mazatland - The Centurians
  15. Surfin' Hootenanny - Al Casey, With The K-C-Ettes
  16. The Lonely Surfer - Jack Nitzsche
  17. Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys
  18. Beaver Patrol - The Blazers
  19. Fiberglass Jungle - The Crossfires
  20. Mr. Rebel - EDDIE & THE SHOWMEN

Tracks:

  1. Penetration - The Pyramids
  2. Bombora - The Surfaris
  3. Heavies - The Rotations
  4. Moment Of Truth - Dave Myers & The Surftones
  5. My Little Surfin' Woodie - The Sunsets
  6. Let There Be Surf - The Chevell's
  7. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
  8. Ski Storm - The Snow Men
  9. Disintegration - The Ready Men
  10. Beach Party - Annette
  11. Theme From Endless Summer - The Sandals
  12. New York's A Lonely Town - The Trade Winds
  13. K-39 - The Challengers
  14. Tell 'Em I'm Surfin' - The Fantastic BAggys
  15. On The Run - The Rondels
  16. Walk-Don't Run '64 - The Ventures
  17. I Live For The Sun - The Sunrays
  18. Malibu Run - The Fender IV
  19. Misirlou (Live) - Bobby Fuller Four
  20. Hit The Surf - The Sea Shells

Tracks:

  1. Storm Dancer - Jon & The Nightriders
  2. Goin' To Malibu - The Malibooz
  3. Wave Walk'n - The Surf Raiders
  4. Night Of The Living Wedge - The Wedge
  5. My Beach - Surf Punks
  6. Tan Punks On Boards - Corky Carroll & The Cool Water Casuals
  7. The Rebel - The Cruncher
  8. Polaris - Insect Surfers
  9. Chumming - The Halibuts
  10. Save The Waves - The Surfdusters
  11. Desert Bound - The Looney Tunes
  12. Pier Pressure - Teisco Del Rey
  13. A Night In Tunisia - Laika & The Cosmonauts
  14. Reverb 1000 (Live) - Man Or Astro-Man
  15. Banzai Run - The Phantom Surfers
  16. Spanish Blue - The Aqua Velvets
  17. XKE! - The Boss Martians
  18. Killer Dana - The Chantays
  19. Honeybomb (Live) - Mermen
  20. Punta Baja - The Eliminators
  21. Wingnut's Theme - The Sandals
  22. Esperanza - Dick Dale

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Amazon.com

California may be the largest state in the Union, but it's only one state nuzzling one ocean, with only so many people living near the coastline, and a small minority of them have attempted to navigate waves on a board, much less possess the fetching physique to do so in public. Obviously, then, surf music isn't for surfers. If it were, Rhino would put out a greatest-hits EP instead of a four-disc box set. Cowabunga! is all the permanent-wave stuff most people will ever need. The discs are arranged in a curious manner: disc 1, "Ground Swells," chronicles the years from 1960 to 1963; disc 2 features nothing but recordings from '63; the third CD runs from '63 to '67; and the coda captures the postpunk renaissance that began in '77. Curious, isn't it, that there was so little going on in surf between '67 and '77? Maybe Jimi Hendrix almost killed it when he promised (in 1967!), "You'll never hear surf music again" on "Third Stone from the Sun." But Hendrix is dead, and Dick Dale lives! So, too, do the Revels, the Beach Boys, the Surfaris, Annette Funicello, the Ventures, and dozens of others. At least they do in this anthology. By the way, "cowabunga" is "a yell of excitement by a surfer." You learn that from the helpful glossary included in the excellent liner notes by John Blair, leader of Jon & the Nightriders. As to the lasting appeal of surf music, perhaps it has something to do with the fact that it's mostly instrumental. People make jokes about dumb California blonds, but the ones who made most of the classic surf sides knew one thing: it's wise at times to keep your mouth shut and play! --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Indispensable.......2005-12-10

I live in the vicinity of Orange County, CA, and have to come to realize that most surfers of this day and age don't really care for this classic music. Their loss - this is brilliant rock music. I would put the caliber of musicianship on display here up against any rock musicians anywhere...Also, the craft involved: you have to have great melodies in order for an instrumental to succeed and all this stuff does...

As a bumper sticker I saw recently said, "why can't we all just get a longboard?"...

5 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 Stars: Great Box Set!.......2004-09-09

Massive, if not quite definitive, four-CD, 82-track box set of surf music. The first three discs are devoted to material from the genre's '60s prime, and the fourth devoted to revivalists from 1977 to 1995. If your interest runs very deep, this should satisfy, placing most of the emphasis on instrumentals rather than vocals (though significant efforts in the latter vein by the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and others are included). It has most of the big hits, and quite a few of the ones which were principally popular in Southern California, as well as some neat rarities that are hard to find anywhere, like the Illusions' storming "Jezebel," and the Surfmen's "Paradise Cove," the Latin-surf hybrid of Dave Myers's "Moment of Truth," the Sandals' "Theme From Endless Summer," and the Sunrays' Beach Boys Xerox, "I Live for the Sun." The fourth disc of modern-day revivalists is interesting but not essential, except perhaps in the minds of the Rhino compilers. It's the first three discs that really deal with the heart of the matter. The 66-page booklet has voluminous annotation and lots of great photos, especially the booklet's cover photo - a surfer playing a Fender Jaguar guitar - while surfing! Hopefully, it's unplugged. - Richie Unterberger, AMG

5 out of 5 stars Expensive, but the only one available.......2004-07-15

This box is worth the money one has to pay since its OOP. Also check out ebay since it always has some auctions on this item.

However, since it is hard to find, try to seek a copy. The box itself is nice, as well as the booklet. The music is fantastic and otherwise hard to find!

5 out of 5 stars If you can find it, GET IT!.......2004-06-24

Simply the best collection of surf tune's available!
Almost as good as that sacred milk crate full of surf LP's...except on CD. Almost as good as "Learn Guitar with the Ventures". Totally awesome like seeing Dick Dale tearing it up live. It's like watching the Tornadoes and the Belairs and the Chantays live and all on the same bill. Dude!...why are you reading this? Go out there...find it...buy it...like, now, dude.

5 out of 5 stars

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